900,000 Chinese born with birth defects every year
September 12th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 12 (IANS) Around 900,000 babies are born with birth defects in China every year, the health ministry said Wednesday.This constitutes about 5.6 percent of the total number of ... Read more...
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To combat ’silent killers’, India to conduct survey
August 12th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) India for the first time is undertaking a survey on lifestyle trends in nine states in an effort to get data on people suffering from ... Read more...
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Poor show by India on child well-being, says report
July 19th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) With 1.25 million infant deaths annually and 42 percent of the kids being underweight, India has slipped in the area of child well-being in the ... Read more...
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Bengal government orders inquiry into crib deaths
May 24th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) In the wake of frequent deaths of infants in government-run hospitals in the state, the West Bengal health department has directed all sub-divisional, district hospitals ... Read more...
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Infant mortality in Bengal has come down: Mamata
April 20th, 2012 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Amid regular reports of crib deaths in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday claimed there has been a fall in the number of infant ... Read more...
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India’s infant mortality worse than neighbours: Azad
March 20th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Admitting that high infant mortality was a big health issue for the nation, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday told parliament that India's situation is ... Read more...
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“Bengal needs to check children’s deaths, malnutrition”
February 29th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IANS) The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Wednesday said West Bengal needs to improve its infant mortality rate, primary education and malnutrition of poor children, and should ... Read more...
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Bengal hospital gives cat-bite jab to child instead of mother
February 7th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The sorry state of affairs in West Bengal's government hospitals once again came to the fore when a eight-year-old boy was injected a cat-bite antidote instead ... Read more...
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Child rights panel questions Bengal on infant deaths
February 7th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taking cognizance of deaths of new-born babies in various hospitals of West Bengal, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Tuesday said it ... Read more...
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Infant mortality rate down 3 points in India
February 1st, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The infant mortality rate (IMR) in India has come down to 47 from 50 deaths per 1,000 live births over the last one year, a ... Read more...
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100 crib deaths in Bengal since Jan 1 (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Five more crib deaths were reported in West Bengal's Malda district Friday, taking the total number of such deaths to nearly 100 since Jan 1, a ... Read more...
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Five more crib deaths in Bengal
January 27th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Five more crib deaths were reported in West Bengal's Malda district Wednesday, a health official said.The babies, aged between three hours to three months, have died ... Read more...
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Bengal needs to improve hospital facilities, says governor
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) In the wake of a series of crib deaths in West Bengal recently, Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday said the state needed to improve the facilities at ... Read more...
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Seven more crib deaths in West Bengal
January 19th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) The number of crib deaths in West Bengal's Malda district hospital shot up to 14 after seven more babies were reported dead Thursday, a health official ... Read more...
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Bengal reports more crib deaths, seven dead in 24 hours
January 18th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) The horror of crib deaths in West Bengal returned Wednesday with seven infants, aged between three hours to three months, dying in a 24-hour period in ... Read more...
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Four babies die in Bengal hospital
December 29th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Four crib deaths have been reported in West Bengal's Malda district Thursday, a health official said."Four babies have died today (Thursday) in Malda district hospital. All ... Read more...
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Four more babies die in Bengal hospital
November 14th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) The number of crib deaths in West Bengal's Malda district hospital has shot up to 18 since Nov 9 with four fresh deaths since Sunday, officials ... Read more...
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Address Bengal baby deaths urgently: Pranab
November 11th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the death of babies in government hospitals in West Bengal was a serious problem and should be addressed urgently."It ... Read more...
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Six more babies die in Bengal hospital
November 10th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Underlining yet again the poor health infrastructure in West Bengal's government hospitals, six babies have died in a Malda district hospital, officials said Thursday."Since yesterday (Wednesday) ... Read more...
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Need urgent solutions to prevent child deaths, says NGO
November 4th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Urgent workable solutions is the need of the hour to prevent child deaths in India, where millions of children below the age of five die ... Read more...
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Newborn’s death: Rights panel seeks report in 15 days
November 3rd, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) A day after a newborn died in a sub-divisional hospital in this West Bengal district after the mother was allegedly swabbed with an acidic solution instead ... Read more...
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Baby allegedly dies after mother cleaned with acid
November 2nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Nov 2 (IANS) A newborn Wednesday died in a sub-divisional hospital in this West Bengal district after the mother was allegedly cleaned with an acidic solution ... Read more...
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Bengal crib deaths a larger issue: Azad
October 29th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Commenting on the recent infant deaths at B.C. Roy Children's Hospital in Kolkata, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday said the larger problem was the ... Read more...
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Bengal hospital says 12 crib deaths ‘normal’
October 27th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IANS) As one more infant died Thursday pushing the crib deaths to 12 in two days in West Bengal's largest referral hospital for children, the ... Read more...
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Sex ratio better in villages than cities, says survey
August 10th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) More and more educated people in cities across the country are opting for sex determination tests compared to people in villages, and urban areas are ... Read more...
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IGNOU, Unicef sensitise scribes on infant deaths
August 4th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) along with Unicef sensitised media personnel on the high infant mortality and low immunisation levels in Madhya Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Smoking early in pregnancy linked to risk of heart defects in infants
March 1st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 1 (ANI): A new study has found that maternal cigarette smoking in the first trimester was associated with a 20 to 70 percent greater likelihood that a baby would ... Read more...
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Smoking during pregnancy may cause heart defects in infants
March 1st, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Children born to pregnant women who have been smoking in the first three months of their pregnancy may suffer from heart defects, a study has found.The study conducted ... Read more...
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Indian docs inspired by Gandhi treat people by listening to them
January 24th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 24 (ANI): Indian doctors Abhay and his wife Rani Bang have revolutionised the approach to healthcare for mothers and babies.In one of the poorest parts of India, the husband and ... Read more...
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BBC Receives 9,000 Complaints Over “EastEnders” Baby Exchange Episode
January 9th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) British television soap opera "EastEnders" came under scanner for its harrowing cot death story. A reputed media source reported that the network BBC has received around ... Read more...
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Two Million Graco Strollers Recalled Due to Four Infant Deaths
October 20th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a report from the Associated Press the baby product manufacturer “Graco” has recalled around two million baby strollers after reports were released concerning the deaths of ... Read more...
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Infant deaths down in Rajasthan
September 21st, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 21 (IANS) A five-year-long project on reproductive and child health in Rajasthan has yielded encouraging results, bringing down infant deaths in the state to 55 from 74 in 2006, the ... Read more...
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Malnutrition not major cause of infant deaths: Minister
July 30th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Malnutrition is not a major cause of death among infants as a report shows that only two percent kids die of it in India, Health Minister Ghulam ... Read more...
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Father’s involvement reduces infant mortality
June 18th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 18 (IANS) Father's involvement during pregnancy may play an important role in preventing infant mortality, says a study.
"Our study suggests that lack of paternal involvement during pregnancy is an important ... Read more...
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Father involvement in pregnancy ‘reduces infant deaths’
June 18th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): Paternal involvement in pregnancy can reduce infant mortality, according to a new study.Previous studies have shown that fathers who are active in their children's upbringing can significantly benefit ... Read more...
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